The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 1962
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 488
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.53° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.52° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.